Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing carries out early auction and contract signing to fasten infrastructure development in 2016.

Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said his office has 10,752 contracts worth Rp731.41 trillion in 2016.

From August until December 2015, the ministry has held early auction for 5,344 contracts worth Rp42,74 trillion.

"Previously auction was held in the beginning of the budget year. The process needs four months. So contract signing can only be held in the middle of the year." Basuki said in his office, Jakarta, Wednesday (1/6/2016).

Basuki added infrastructure development acceleration was held in accordance with President Joko Widodo's platform that is known as Nawa Cita Program.